Chapter 66 Another Gamble
Losing the Copa del Rey final was a very embarrassing situation for Real Madrid.
That is, after winning the Champions League, they did not hold a celebration parade, but instead hoped to win the King's Cup and celebrate with two championship trophies.
But what about now?
The King's Cup has fallen by the wayside. Although we have a Champions League in our hands, it feels a bit cold. The King's Cup next door is still hot.
After Atletico Madrid won the championship in Valencia, they returned to Madrid overnight and prepared a grand championship parade.
This puts Real Madrid in an awkward position.
Let's celebrate together, how embarrassing!
Atletico Madrid just won the championship, how is Real Madrid celebrating?
Besides, when two teams from the same city celebrate together, it always feels like Real Madrid is congratulating Atletico Madrid, doesn't it?
As a last resort, I have to bear with it for a while.
Therefore, Real Madrid decided to postpone the celebration parade originally scheduled after the King's Cup for a few days.
After Atletico Madrid returned from Valencia, they held a grand parade around the city of Madrid that night.
Atletico Madrid fans from all over the city took to the streets to celebrate the team's championship and wash away their previous depression.
But sharp-eyed people noticed that head coach Yang Hao was not on the parade bus.
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After Yang Hao returned to Madrid with the team, he was picked up by Little Hill.
Atletico Madrid's prince was in a very good mood tonight. He took Yang Hao to the bar where they first met, rented a private room, and started drinking.
In his previous life, Yang Hao didn't actually drink much. He stayed at home all day reading, writing, and thinking about plots. But maybe it was because he choked on water when he traveled through time, but after traveling through time, he found that he could drink quite well.
Before long, Xiao Xi'er was already a little drunk, but Yang Hao was still as calm as ever.
Xiao Xi'er is also a straightforward person. He directly poured out all the troubles he had experienced in the past period of time, including many things he said to Yang Hao that were difficult to understand.
He knew every word and phrase, and when they were put together, he had a general idea of their meaning, but he just didn't know how to do it.
Yang Hao couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this is the information gap brought about by the gap between the times.
Even the most outstanding talents of this era, such as Florentino, may not understand what Yang Hao said.
After all, there is a gap of more than 20 years between them.
But he's just a head coach.
His task is to lead the team well and play well. As for how the management operates and handles things, that is not something he can interfere with.
It is wise not to interfere in matters that are not your responsibility.
Besides, what good would it be for him to participate?
Yang Hao didn't mention it, but Xiao Xi'er took the initiative to say it.
Give shares.
Because of the previous contract, Atletico Madrid still owes Yang Hao a large sum of salary and bonus, but looking at Atletico Madrid's current situation, it is likely that they will not be able to get the money unless the player is sold.
So what Xiao Hill meant was that Yang Hao should just use this money to directly invest in Atletico Madrid.
"We can give you 10% of the shares, which would make you the third largest shareholder in the club."
When Yang Hao heard the news, he was stunned. Not giving money, but giving shares?
This is simply outrageous!
You know, only a very small number of clubs in European football can make money, but even so, it is too much to think about dividends.
Unless they play like the Glazer family and directly ruin Manchester United.
The problem is, Atletico Madrid is not Manchester United.
Besides, aren't the Americans also eagerly waiting for someone else to take over so that they can cash out?
To put it bluntly, it's just a game of pass the parcel.
As a time traveler, Yang Hao really wanted to say, why don't you just give me the money directly? I can make more money investing in other companies than investing in your club. When I wrote football novels in my previous life, I wrote a lot about this kind of investment, such as Google, Apple, Penguin, etc. Believe me, it makes much more money than investing in a club.
By that time, I won’t have to coach anymore. Wouldn’t it be a happy life just hanging out with little stars every day?
Well, in a few years, I will go and acquire Heshushu, hehe...
When Xiao Hill saw Yang Hao hesitating, especially with a strange look on his face, he knew that this cooperation would be difficult to succeed. He immediately told Yang Hao about the club's difficulties and that they really had no money.
The debt is more than 70 million euros, and several of them are about to mature. Even if the club sells all the players, it is unlikely to come up with much funds, so Yang Hao must owe this money.
At most, you can pay some interest.
When Yang Hao heard this, he thought to himself, if he couldn't get the money and was owed, wouldn't he be at a greater disadvantage ?
In particular, I have to consider that when I become the coach next time, I will definitely have to buy some high-quality and low-priced future stars for Atletico Madrid. By then, the team's performance will improve, the players' value will increase, and the club's value will also increase. Will I just earn that little interest?
Yang Hao thought about it and decided that if he really couldn't get the money, it would be nice to exchange it for shares.
10% is an internal discount price because Atletico Madrid's current market value is around 100 million euros.
The players' value probably offsets the team's debts and unpaid wages. Atletico's biggest assets are still this stadium in the capital Madrid and this training base in the wealthy area of Majadahonda.
As for international brands, they are better than nothing now, and we almost lost our La Liga qualification.
Yang Hao remembers that when Wanda invested in Atletico Madrid in 2015, the valuation was about 200 to 300 million euros.
At that time, Atletico Madrid was performing well and the team was quite competitive.
The value of a football club prioritizes brand value and media attention, followed by fixed assets, and then supporting facilities such as player lineup, youth training team and coaching team.
The player lineup is constantly changing. In Yang Hao's previous life, Chinese capital acquired a Premier League team. The team was in the middle of the league the year before the acquisition, but was directly relegated after the acquisition. The key point lies in the player transfer operation.
So, generally speaking, the team lineup is not taken too seriously.
On the contrary, relatively fixed assets such as stadiums, training grounds, broadcasting contracts, and sponsorship contracts will be given more attention.
But it is obvious that Atletico Madrid currently has nothing to offer in terms of broadcasting and sponsorship.
Thinking of this, Yang Hao made a decision in his heart.
"10% is too little, I want 20%." Yang Hao suggested.
Xiao Xi'er was stunned for a moment and felt that Yang Hao's request was a bit too high.
"Don't rush to express your opinion. What I mean is this: 10% guaranteed. If we win La Liga within three years, we'll give you another 5%. If we win the Champions League within five years, we'll give you another 5%. The total is exactly 20%."
By then, he will surpass Cerezo and become Atletico's second-largest shareholder after the Hill family.
"Are you addicted to gambling?" Little Hill understood and almost laughed out of anger.
Win La Liga in three years and the Champions League in five years?
Are you willing to gamble on something this impossible?
"You can think about it, you will definitely not suffer any loss." Yang Hao said confidently.
If he really becomes a shareholder, given Little Hill's attitude, he will definitely "exploit" him further, and then Yang Hao will definitely get his share of the treatment in advance, right?
Xiao Xier thought about it and had to admit that if it was really as Yang Hao said, they would not suffer any loss.
You know, how many billions did Hill invest to win a double championship?
Not to mention the Champions League, they haven't even won the UEFA Cup.
"Are you really sure?" Little Hill noticed the confidence in Yang Hao's eyes.
Yang Hao smiled and said, "Do your best!"
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After drinking with Xiao Xier, Yang Hao sent him home and then took a taxi back to Mahadahonda.
As soon as I arrived at the office, I received a call from Xiao Hill.
They agreed!
After returning home, he met with his father, discussed Yang Hao's proposal, and called Cerezo. They had no objections, especially old Hill.
In his opinion, if Yang Hao can really win La Liga within three years and the Champions League within five years, it will be equivalent to making Atletico Madrid bigger and stronger. So for them, if the whole pie becomes bigger, what does it matter if they give a little more shares?
After both parties have reached an agreement, the next step is to ask a lawyer to draft a contract and find a time to sign the contract.
Of course, there is no need to make such things public.
Yang Hao will coach Atletico Madrid and continue to receive his annual salary and bonuses.
On the phone, Hill also suggested that Yang Hao come forward to assist him in presiding over the reform of the club's management system. Yang Hao certainly had no problem with this, after all, he now had shares in the club, and it was related to his coaching.
Yang Hao suggested that headhunting companies should directly poach talents from the Big Four banks, targeting senior managers in the technology, information communications, and entertainment business groups within the audit department, who must be under 40 years old.
On the one hand, it is because they are young and more receptive to new things; on the other hand, it is because the Big Four banks all compete on seniority, and it takes at least 8 years to become a senior manager, which is the age group with the strongest ability and the most experience.
However, these people are stuck at the promotion threshold of the Big Four banks, with an annual salary generally around 100,000 euros.
This is completely affordable for Atletico Madrid.
This is even more true in the financial field. You can't go wrong by just poaching senior managers in related fields from the Big Four banks.
Yang Hao believes that if Atletico Madrid wants to reform, it must transform from a football club into a modern enterprise integrating financial operations, brand development, and comprehensive management.
There is no need to talk about the financial operations. Now player transfers are all in installments, and loans are often taken out. These are all financial operations.
The same is true for brand development. To go global, you need to develop and manage your brand, and you need to maintain good relationships with the media. Therefore, the news director is particularly important. It is best to recruit someone who can coordinate relationships with various media outlets to be responsible.
The task of the press department is not only to coordinate media relations, but more importantly to protect the image of the club and its stars and minimize the occurrence of negative news. This is the key.
As for the competitive department, that is Yang Hao's home court.
Little Hill could only listen on the phone and even had difficulty in talking.
He never imagined that the trouble that had tormented him for so long was easily solved in just a few words in Yang Hao's hands, and the direction was given so clearly.
Then the rest will be easy.
Once the headhunting company has shortlisted the candidates, Atletico Madrid can arrange an interview.
At that time, Yang Hao will definitely have to step forward. After all, Yang Hao knows best who to choose.
After Xiao Xier hung up the phone, he was in a daze.
He is now completely convinced of Yang Hao.
He even had to admit that Yang Hao was truly a genius.
This share is worth it!
